Lila Bremner delivered an outstanding display as amateur classes at this year’s TheraPlate UK Liverpool International Horse Show drew to a close.
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Lila helped Great Britain’s pony team win a silver medal at the European Championships in Poland earlier this year, and she has made an impressive start to her career on horses.
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And that was emphatically underlined by her performance in the AW Jenkinson Forest Products 1.25m jump-off class at M&S Bank Arena.
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Riding Memphis V/D Vaart, Lila, who is the daughter of star impressionist Rory Bremner, triumphed after a jump-off that saw five combinations progress from round one.
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And a time of 31.77 seconds proved enough to beat closest rival Eleanor Hall Mcateer, with Crisanta, while Elsi Jacques filled third and fourth spots on Morginti and Da Vinci, respectively.
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Reflecting on her triumph, a delighted Lila said: “He has jumped clear all week here, so it has been really good,
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“The plan in the jump-off was to go for it, really. I had a good draw, and it paid off. It was quite a good jump-off for me because he has got a big stride.
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“I got the horse in February. He’s only seven, so this year I have just been getting used to him, and to win here is exciting.
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“I was second here last year in one of the pony classes, but to get a win, I never expected it.â€